Cruel To Be Kind Poem by Nat Z. Punx

when radio became widespread
and a popular song would come along
sometimes instead of blatantly copying the style
they would blantanly copy the song
but in the form of an answer
to the previous song
when i was a thirteen
a new wave album came out
pure pop for now people
a intentionally cheesy LP
but like all insipid music
has a way of getting under your skin
it's as simple as mmmbop
it was a correctly titled album
nick lowe
singing cruel to be kind
the sweet little heartbreaker
he crooned about
then proceeded to shoot his dog
write a song about it
sell more records
and go on to become
one of my longest crushes
and i wonder why i have love trouble...